Covering: 1983 to 2005 This review covers the structures and biological activities of
eudesmane-type sesquiterpenoids from the plants of the Asteraceae family. Biosynthetic …

Abstract Asteraceae Bercht. & J. Presl is one of the biggest and most economically important
plant families. The taxonomy and phylogeny of Asteraceae is rather complex and according …

The objective of this study is to test in vitro the antimicrobial efficacy of 39 water and 39
methanol extracts derived from different parts of 27 indigenous wild plant species that have …

New antimicrobial agents are needed to treat diseases in humans and animals caused by
drug resistant microorganisms. In addition, there is a continuing consumer demand for …

Objective The present study aimed to compare the polyphenol content, total phenolic, total
flavonoid, antioxidant and antimicrobial activity of the extracts obtained from Centaurea …

We report the identification of the sesquiterpene lactones cnicin and cynaropicrin as potent,
irreversible inhibitors of the bacterial enzyme MurA. They covalently bind to the thiol group of …

Summary The fungus Aspergillus terreus Thorn var. terreus isolated from an Ecuador soil
sample was cultured in liquid and solid media and yielded three main metabolites identified …

The market for medicinal plants as an alternative to chemical medicine is currently
expanding; called the green wave. The genus of Centaurea (Asteraceae) species had been …

[EN] In this paper, we summarize the results of our long-date research on the genus
Centaurea. The first part of the paper deals with the overall classification of the genus, which …

Sesquiterpene lactones isolated from the aerial parts of various species of the genus
Centaurea were examined for their in vitro cytotoxic/cytostatic activity against five human cell …